I am joined once again by Phil Meyer to review the most important and relevant announcements from Microsoft Ignite. Plenty around AI but also a few other gems you may have overlooked, so sit back and listen in as we focus on what you should be paying attention to.
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Announcements
Flight School: Mastering Copilot for IT Pros – https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/11/14/flight-school-mastering-copilot-for-it-pros/
CIAOPS Academy deprecation notification – https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/11/10/ciaops-academy-deprecation-notification/
Show Notes
Microsoft 365 powered by Work IQ: Built to Support How You Work –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve66gLVYaRw
Synced Passkeys in Microsoft Entra for Phishing-resistant MFA –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36nIaSBJ7_U
Ignite’25 Spotlight: Announcing Microsoft Baseline security mode –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/ignite%E2%80%9925-spotlight-announcing-m…
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: Empowering Small and Medium Businesses with AI –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-…
Future-Proofing Your Channel Business: Strategies for Asia Partners – Future-Proofing Your Channel Business: Strategies for Asia Partners | PBRK440 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwZYUbVW08
Question – https://youtu.be/xvwZYUbVW08?t=2604
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